According to your word

Essays honouring Desmond Cardinal Connell

Liam Bergin editor

‘The sheer variety of subjects and the depth and seriousness with which they are treated is a true tribute by [Cardinal Connell’s] friends and colleagues to a man who essential life was in the vocation of teacher, not only of college students, but also of the faithful at large’, Peter Costello, Irish Catholic.

'Running through the volume is a heartfelt appreciation, especially by former students and colleagues, of the work of Cardinal Connell, the teacher, the philosopher, the bishop, "the gentleman and the gentle man". This book, itself, is scholarly and its pace is gentle; a fitting tribute to the octogenarian whom it honours', Bishop John Fleming, The Furrow (February 2008).

‘Liam Bergin left me wanting more … The best articles in this lavishly-produced book are stimulating and excited my imagination and curiosity. No doubt, in his career as a lecturer and minister, Desmond Connell likewise sought to stir similar movements in his students. If that is so, According to your Word evidences that his mentoring legacy is bequeathed into safe and profitable hands’, Martin G. O’Brien, Seancas Ard Maca.